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How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole
5.0
Wow. There is so much to unpack in this book. and I will say the beginning was frustrating. But after the 200 page mark I realized why it was frustrating. You are reading about a queen who has no place in a society she has chosen to be a part of. A patriarchal society where women have no voice. And the new king, Sanyu II is so frustratingly checked out in the beginning of this. You just want to shake him and say "WAKE UP!!" But you realize why so much time was taken in the beginning. These systems don't happen overnight and they aren't dismantled overnight either just because a pretty new queen with new ideas shows up on your doorstep. Sanyu has also been brainwashed since birth so that just isn't going to easily change.
When Sanyu and Shanti start really working together and he comes out of his fog of depression and self-doubt is where this book really shines. It is so refreshing seeing flawed characters talk and discuss and argue their points to each other, and find resolutions to these problems. This is what marriage is about.
I found myself thinking about so many parallels to our currently real life society to this book as well. Coming out of a post-Trump era feels like Sanyu has woken up and put all the under represented groups at the table to find out how we can work together globally. its not gonna happen overnight but we keep taking the steps to make it happen and always have strength, intelligence, and heart in equal measure.
When Sanyu and Shanti start really working together and he comes out of his fog of depression and self-doubt is where this book really shines. It is so refreshing seeing flawed characters talk and discuss and argue their points to each other, and find resolutions to these problems. This is what marriage is about.
I found myself thinking about so many parallels to our currently real life society to this book as well. Coming out of a post-Trump era feels like Sanyu has woken up and put all the under represented groups at the table to find out how we can work together globally. its not gonna happen overnight but we keep taking the steps to make it happen and always have strength, intelligence, and heart in equal measure.